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江苏省南京市玄武区2020年中考英语二模试卷

阅读理解

    Everyone talks about the advantages of taking time out for "simple pleasures".

    The idea is that we will be happier if we often do inexpensive, easy-to-do activities.

    However, the problem for many of us is that we don't know what makes us happy. When I was in college, my mother gave me some wise advice. She said, "Before you get married and live with another person, you need to spend some time living by yourself. You need to get to know yourself."

    So I did exactly that. For almost two years, I lived by myself, I found that I loved to spend hours looking around in bookstores. I also loved to spend an afternoon just walking around the city. And every so often, I needed the moments of pure silence.

    But, of course, we all don't enjoy the same things.

    A simple pleasure for me would be to spend an hour reading a book in my backyard. However, that same activity would give my husband no pleasure. We are all so different.

    Sometimes, we already knew what makes us happy. However, as life gets busier and we get older, we put aside our simple pleasures.

    For example, I had to give up playing the flute when I started working and had family responsibilities. Playing my flute seemed selfish when no one else in my family could join, but three years ago I returned to playing the flute. I regret having ever stopped.

    Simple pleasures are neither simple nor common. Our simple pleasures are a reflection of who we are. They are different activities that give each of us joy.

    Certainly there are some common topics-such as being out in nature, doing something creative, or enjoying music and literature - but beyond that, each of us has to find out what it is that feeds our souls.

    That isn't always easy in a world in which we have to consider other people's needs and opinions as well as our own, but enjoying simple pleasures is something that each of us deserves.

    Think of it as your right, and say to yourself, "Today, I'm going to discover what my simple pleasures are."

(1)、What is the writer's opinion about simple pleasures?
A、They change as we grow older. B、They can reflect our characters and spirits. C、It's expensive and impossible to achieve them. D、People with no responsibilities can enjoy them.
(2)、What does the writer want to tell by sharing her experience of living alone?
A、Wise people often take their mothers' advice. B、A couple don't necessarily share the same interest. C、It's important to live alone before getting married. D、It's worth spending time alone enjoying simple pleasures.
(3)、What can we learn from the writer's experience of playing the flute?
A、We should develop an interest that others can take part in. B、Making our family happy is better than making ourselves happy. C、Family responsibilities are more important than our own interests. D、Keeping our interests alive is a good method to make ourselves happy.
(4)、What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?
A、The writer encourages readers to get simple pleasures actively. B、The writer suggests readers pay no attention to others' opinions. C、The writer teaches readers to balance others' needs with their own needs. D、The writer reminds readers to realize simple pleasures are the most important part of life.
(5)、What is the best title for this passage?
A、Find Out Who You Are. B、Consider Your Own Needs. C、Live Alone to Enjoy Life. D、Discover Your Own Pleasure.
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 阅读理解

Orangutan means "person of the forest" in the Malay language. Orangutans are great apes (猿). Wild orangutans live on two islands—Sumatra and Borneo in Southeast Asia. Orangutans have long and powerful arms, fingers and toes. These help them climb and swing between trees in the rainforest. 

Orangutans mostly eat fruit. They also eat leaves, flowers, and sometimes insects. Over 300 different types of food have been found in their diet. Orangutans play a very important role in spreading fruit and plant seeds in the forest. This helps to keep their rainforest home healthy. 

Orangutans are smart and intelligent. They create and use tools to get seeds from fruit. They also use tools to catch insects from the insides of trees. Orangutans memorize the rainforest where they live. This helps them know which trees have ripe (成熟的) fruit. They build a sleeping nest each night made of branches (树枝) and leaves. 

However, orangutans are in great danger. Scientists say that there are less than 62, 000 orangutans remaining in the wild. Young orangutans are sometimes caught and sold as pets. Orangutans are also hunted for food. The biggest problem is that orangutans are losing their homes. Millions of rainforests are cut down each year for palm oil (棕榈油). Palm oil can be used to make candy bars, cookies, shampoos, soaps, and pet food. Most of the palm oil produced in the world is from Sumatra and Borneo. 

Wildlife organizations are working hard to help protect the remaining rainforests. If the rainforests disappear, orangutans will disappear forever.

 阅读理解

Woodcarving (木雕) is a traditional folk art form in China. Chen Jia, a young woman from Chaozhou, has concentrated (集中精力) herself on passing forward and innovating (创新) Chaozhou woodcarving.

Chen, born in the 1990s, began to learn the craft (工艺) when she was14 years old under the influence and support of her family. "I wanted to give up several times during the learning process, as I often hurt myself. It's also very difficult. My father wanted me to give up woodcarving and find an easier job. However, I fought on." Chen said.

Chen recalled that she had a strong sense of achievement when her first woodcarving artwork, which took her several months to finish, was sold. "Since I have learned it, I just keep going." said the artist.

To finish one woodcarving piece, a woodcarver usually needs more than 30 carving knives and wooden hammers of different sizes. A common theme for carvings includes different sea animals. In the past, Chaozhou woodcarvings were mainly used to decorate buildings, including serving as furniture and ceremonial objects. However, they have started to lose their charm among people living in modern life.

To attract young people to better appreciate the traditional art form, Chen has innovated on the craft in terms of its themes, shapes and usage. She now carves out small decorative objects and articles for daily use, hoping that more and more people will accept the art works as their liking.

 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项

A loud noise wakes Jan up suddenly. She looks at the alarm clock beside the bed. 

It's five o'clock. Then she hears the noise again. It's thunder(雷). Then she hears a different noise. It's the sound of something hitting the window. She gets up and goes to the window. She can see Tom standing outside in the rain. He's shouting at Jan, telling her to come outside. 

Jan gets dressed, puts on her anorak and goes downstairs quietly,trying not to wake Tom's parents. 

"What are you doing, Tom?"

"The storm, " he says. "It's the same storm as Thursday night. Let's go to the tree. Maybe you can go home!"

Jan follows Tom down the road then she remembers something. 

"The time capsule!"

Tom shows her the biscuit tin under his jacket. "I've got it. " And now maybe there's the possibility she can return to the future. Soon they come to the river and then the old building. They run up the path through the trees and arrive at the piece of land with the apple tree. 

"Now what do we do?" asks Jan. 

"I put the time capsule back where I found it and. "

Tom uses his hands to dig a hole by the tree. He buries the time capsule and then stands up. 

Jan suddenly thinks of something. 

"Tom! I wanted to give you something from the time capsule. "

"No. I don't want anything. It's more important for you to go home. "

Jan feels sad that Tom doesn't want something to remember her. But he's right. The important thing is to get home. 

"I'm never going to forget you, Tom. Thanks. You're a real friend. "

"Bye, Jan. Look for me in the future. Promise?"

"I promise. "

Then he turns and runs back to the trees. Jan watches his shadow disappear into the trees. 

(Adapted from The time capsule)

 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

If you feel sad, remember not to watch a happy movie. A sad movie may be good for you. Some scientists at Ohio State University found that sad movies can make people happier. They showed their study in a magazine called Communication Reaches. 

Scientists asked 361 college(大学) students to watch a sad movie. The movie tells a story of two lovers who were separated(分开). They died during World War II at the end of the movie. The361 college students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three times during the movie to find out their different feeling, such as sadness. 

According to the result, scientists found out that people felt better after watching the sad movie. Scientists believed this was because the movie made them think about their lives. Compared to those of unlucky lovers, their lives were full of hope. 

"I want to live my life to the fullest, and this movie made me think a lot, "one student wrote. Silvia Knobloch- Westerwick, the head of the study, said that bad moods(情绪) would make people more thoughtful. "Good moods are usually a sign(迹象)that everything is fine. You don't have to worry, and you don't have to think about your problems in your life, " she said. "But bad moods make you feel terrible. So, seeing a sad movie may make you feel bad, but that will make you think more about yourself and be full of hope in the future. "

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